Í frétt Sky News segir að maður hafi gengið inn á tímabundna skrifstofu Amess í Belfairs Methodist Church, þar sem hann var í kjördæmaheimsókn.
Something big going on outside Belfairs Methodist Church on Eastwood Road North near the Woodcutters 😳 Police, ambulances and air ambulance!! Apparent stabbing!! @Essex_Echo @YourSouthend pic.twitter.com/VQ4vKpR2qX
— Lee Jay (@LeeJordo1) October 15, 2021
Lögregla segir að árásarmaðurinn maðurinn 25 ára gamall. Hann sé í haldi og enginn annar sé grunaður um aðild að málinu.
A man's been arrested following an incident in #LeighonSea.
— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) October 15, 2021
We were called to reports of a stabbing in Eastwood Rd North shortly after 12.05pm.
A man was arrested shortly after & we're not looking for anyone else.
We'll bring you more info when we have it. pic.twitter.com/U3dU7btoz7
Þingmaðurinn, sem var 69 ára gamall sat á þingi frá 1983. Hann fékk aðhlyninngu á árásarstað, en ekki tókst að bjarga lífi hans.
Fréttin verður uppfærð.